This recording was first issued in Japan in 2003, on the 50-year anniversary of the composer's death, featuring rarely performed repertoire. The works clearly reflect...continue...
Recording information: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Hall (12/12/2002-12/14/2002)....continue...

This CD features the composer's second, and last, completed symphony. Though it was dedicated to "the memory of His late Majesty King Edward VII," it...continue...
Recording information: The Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House (11/07/2008/11/08/2008)....continue...

The "Composer Festival," presented by the Sydney Symphony conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, featured Edward Elgar in 2008. This volume features the Enigma Variations, Elgar’s best-known...continue...
Recording information: The Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House (11/12/2008-11/14/2008)....continue...

The first volume of the series features the Symphony No. 1, one of the composer’s two completed symphonies, which enjoyed enormous success after its premiere...continue...
Recording information: Sydney Opera House Recording Studio (10/31/2008); The Concert Hall of the Opera House (10/31/2008); Sydney Opera House Recording Studio (11/03/2008); The Concert Hall of the Ope...continue...

The second volume of the series features orchestral suites from the composer’s opera and film music, plus the rarely recorded Ugly Duckling....continue...
Recording information: The Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House....continue...

TRITON & EXTON present four new recordings from Vladimir Ashkenazy’s “Composer Festival” series with the Sydney Symphony, which featured Prokofiev in 2009, following Elgar (2008)...continue...
Recording information: The Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House; Sydney Oper....continue...

Vladimir Ashkenazy is well known as one of the best interpreters of Russian composers. This volume of his new series features the 1st Symphony entitled...continue...
Recording information: The Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House; The Sydney (10/31/2009-11/02/2009)....continue...

Respighi's orchestral works are rarely performed, but the genius of his orchestration is apparent on this disc. Exton's splendid recording techniques perfectly capture the sound...continue...
Recording information: Studio of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Hilversum (2004-03-30_2004-03-31&2005-)....continue...

Respighi's Roman Trilogy, performed by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Vladimir Ashkenazy. One of the greatest musicians in our time, Ashkenazy...continue...
Recording information: Studio of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Hilversum (2004-03-29&2004-03-30&2005-)....continue...

This is a special box set of Rachmaninov's complete symphonies and orchestral works, performed by Russian music expert Vladimir Ashkenazy with the Sydney Symphony, for...continue...
Recording information: The Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House; Sydney Oper (10/31/2007-11/22/2007)....continue...

The second volume of Sibelius' complete symphonies series features the 4th and 5th symphonies, the light and shadow of the composer's masterly musicality. Adding one...continue...
Recording information: The Stockholm Concert Hall (Stockholms Konserthus) (2006-04-25_2006-04-29&2007-)....continue...

The fourth & final volume of the series includes the 6th and 7th symphonies, composed in the latter period of Sibelius' composition life. This quiet...continue...
Recording information: The Stockholm Concert Hall (Stockholms Konserthus) (01/30/2006-02/03/2007); The Stockholm Concert Hall (Stockholms Konserthus) (11/08/2006-11/11/2006)....continue...

The 2nd symphony, Sibelius' most popular, is featured in this third volume of the series. Together with orchestral gems 'Tapiola' and 'The Swan of Tuonela',...continue...
Recording information: The Stockholm Concert Hall (Stockhoms Konserthus) (2006-04-25_2006-04-29&2007-)....continue...

The first volume of the complete symphonies of Sibelius by Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, which is traditionally closely connected to Sibelius'...continue...
Recording information: The Stockholm Concert Hall (04/25/2006-11/11/2006)....continue...

Hand-picked from Decca's world-renowned catalog of recordings, and featuring the Vienna Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra among many others, the 'Adagios' series has consist...continue...

Decca's Ultimate Classics is a five-CD box set that presents the best-known pieces of classical music in a straightforward, no-frills program. Most of the selections are quite famous, taken from large...continue...